1. صحبنا أناساً عاطفين فغيَّروا

    ومالوا مع الأيام حيث تميل

    We kept company with affectionate people, but they changed,

    and swayed with the days, wherever the days swayed.

  2. فصرنا نرى أن المتارك محسن

    وأن خليلاً لا يضرُّ وصول

    So we came to regard one who severs ties as a benefactor,

    and a friend who does no harm as one who keeps ties.